Receipt received for a patent by Amos Whittemore. Date is 15th July 1796 A transciption in Word by the donor is attached. Written on the front is: Received the 15th of July 1796 of Amos Whittemore ___ Ninety Dollars in Conformity to an act of Congress of the 21st February 1793 entitled "An act to promote the Profits of Usefull Art .. for which I have thus pay Signed Duplicate twenty. ... for 3 patents... On the back it looks like tape has been used to keep the receipt intact. Someone has traced/written over the original handwriting. The back reads: Receipt from the Under ... States Secretrary 1796 Note by donor saying "Probably a Patent for a achine to make carding brushes which he invented"